Division of Research Sections

The work of the DOR is organized into four Sections, which are described below. The Section Chairs plus the Division Chair constitute the DOR Governing Board. Each new DOR member is asked to join a Section and work on its activities.

Manage
the DOR membership, including generation of appointment letters, tracking
terms of service, and maintenance of the database.

Develop
student membership, including development of student interest &
participation in research

Link
midwifery researchers to one another nationally and internationally,
including service as liaison with the ACNM Division of Global Health, the
ACNM Department of Global Outreach, and the International Confederation of
Midwives (ICM) Research Standing Committee.

Reviews requests from researchers who wish to use ACNM members
as participants in their research study.

Responsibilities:

Review requests from researchers who wish to use ACNM members as
participants in a study

Requests are
received from the national office DOR liaison

Maintain up-to-date guidelines for approval of research surveys
from researchers wishing to conduct research surveys of ACNM members

Use the guidelines to review proposals for research surveys that
wish to use ACNM members as participants in the study.

Provide input (as requested) to the National Office on research
conducted by ACNM staff and members that focuses on its members, including
proposals from ACNM volunteer groups/committees or staff departments.

Serve as advisor to the National Office Staff in preparing the
Membership Survey (annually and as needed);

Advise ACNM volunteer groups or staff who conduct official ACNM
research

Assist with the implementation of the Strategic Plan for
Research

Foster research by ACNM and its membership that is in line with
the Strategic Plan for Research

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